Opinion

OPINION 3/22/17 8:00am

Life's a Mitch: Out of touch

By Mitch Mackowiak

I write with slick keys embedded in a slim aluminum-clad machine on a laminated plywood table. What’s missing?

OPINION 3/22/17 8:00am

SA must follow the rules that guide their government

By Thresher Editorial Board

Throughout this year’s tumultuous Student Association election cycle, the Thresher has been concerned by a lack of disregard for the SA constitution by our governing institutions. The degree of constitutional oversight that led to the Elections Committee fiasco, in which part-time students were deliberately disenfranchised and the director of elections consequently resigned, is shocking.

OPINION 3/9/17 7:15pm

Whatever Happens

By Hannah Todd

Whatever happens, the Student Association is great and so are all of you. Last week, the Thresher deemed my Facebook post announcing my decision to write-in to the Student Association presidential election “breaking news.” I have never been breaking news before and I highly doubt I will be again.

OPINION 3/9/17 5:22pm

Letter to the Editor: Everyone loses with UCourt election decision

By Brian Baran

I was perplexed to hear Monday night that the University Court, faced with an election in which the Student Association disenfranchised a class of voters, nonetheless substantially upheld the results.

OPINION 3/9/17 5:17pm

Letter to the Editor: Distribution learning matters

By Melody Tan

Given today's social and political climate, I find the opposition to distribution requirements and, by extension, liberal arts education highly concerning.

OPINION 3/9/17 4:18pm

Statement from the SA President about the current election

By Griffin Thomas

As a rather tumultuous election period is wrapping up, I want to clarify what caused the constitutional errors that resulted in the exclusion of part-time students from our initial ballot and how we have responded over the past week.

OPINION 3/8/17 8:00am

Letter to the Editor: A few ideas to help low-income students thrive

By Talia Kramer

The first time I felt patronized and pitied because of my economic background at Rice happened in a conversation with a peer in the first few weeks of school.

OPINION 3/8/17 8:00am

Letter to the Editor: Who does the SA work for?

By Matthew Archibald

There’s almost no denying this Student Association election has been a total disaster. From the alleged intervention of non-university affiliated political groups to the recent mudslinging between the two major presidential candidates, this campaign cycle has begun to look more like a scene from a Michael Moore documentary than a student government election.

OPINION 3/8/17 8:00am

Moody must listen to VADA

By Thresher Editorial Board

From its inception, the Moody Center has touted itself as an exciting arts addition to the Rice community and a means through which to enhance students’ education.

OPINION 3/8/17 8:00am

Ask Merri and Webster: SJP trouble

By Merri and Webster

I got in trouble with SJP. How do I break the news to my parents? Merri: For better or worse, this isn’t third grade anymore, and you’re not sent to the principal’s office to call home to explain to your parents that you kicked a kid on the playground.

OPINION 3/1/17 8:00am

Distribution requirements should be more specific, not lower

By Lizzie Bjork

When I first heard about the proposal to lower the number of distribution classes required, my gut reaction was somewhere along the lines of a primal scream.

OPINION 3/1/17 8:00am

Letter to the Editor: Distribution requirements should be reduced to nothing

By Alex Hayes

To the Editor: As the faculty consider changes to the distribution requirements in the curriculum, I would like to advocate for what I consider the only sane proposal, the reduction of distribution requirements to almost nothing.

OPINION 2/28/17 5:19pm

Letter to the Editor: Anti-Semitism should have been mentioned

By Valerie Kass

To the Editor, This letter is in response to the coverage of the vandalism of Willy’s statue.

OPINION 2/27/17 5:48pm

SA elections should be about plans, not platitudes

By Jake Nyquist

During this campaign, I’ve focused on the issues. It’s no secret there has been a spirited debate regarding the candidates’ proposals to make Rice a better place. However, over the past day that debate has extended into unfounded vitriol directed at me from both Justin Onwenu’s allies and his own campaign, including an op-ed by a Student Association senator claiming I was failing to stand up for Title IX complainants, and Justin’s condescending remarks that “leadership is hard” and “using buzzwords to rile up students for votes is easy.” Instead of resorting to personal attacks against Justin, I’d like to have a frank discussion about his policies. Justin, simply discussing sexual assault prevention isn’t bold enough.

OPINION 2/26/17 10:57pm

Letter to the Editor: Thresher fails student body by deciding not to endorse Nyquist

By Kyle Sheehan

For the first time in recent history, the Thresher decided not to endorse a candidate in the SA presidential election.

OPINION 2/26/17 8:19pm

Nyquist's SJP reform platform misguided

By Taylor Morin

One of the core planks of Jake Nyquist’s Student Association presidential campaign has been his promise of reforms to Student Judicial Programs.

OPINION 2/26/17 8:15pm

Meaningful campus change stems from innovative ideas

By Rishi Suresh and Brett Gutstein

Over the past week, we have seen policy points in the Student Association presidential election criticized because they cannot be unilaterally executed by the SA president.

OPINION 2/24/17 9:12am

Reforming SJP fines another opportunity to improve accessibility

By Makenzie Drukker , Joyce Chen and Marcela Interiano

The fact that the burden of Student Judicial Programs fines falls unevenly on students of differing socioeconomic statuses is not up for debate.

OPINION 2/23/17 9:25pm

SA should endorse bipartisan Bridge Act

By Carly Frieders and Magen Eissenstat

Over the past three months, our campus has engaged in a variety of critical conversations regarding how we, as students or educators, should respond to a political climate that increasingly threatens our ideals of diverse and inclusive scholarship.

OPINION 2/22/17 8:00am

Political advocacy at Rice is more than a vote

By Ankush Agrawal and Chris Sabbagh

This op-ed is based on our opinion as individuals, not as college presidents. We are committed to advocating for our college and will vote based on our colleges’ beliefs, not our own.

Opinion

Life's a Mitch: Out of touch

SA must follow the rules that guide their government

Whatever Happens

Letter to the Editor: Everyone loses with UCourt election decision

Letter to the Editor: Distribution learning matters

Statement from the SA President about the current election

Letter to the Editor: A few ideas to help low-income students thrive

Letter to the Editor: Who does the SA work for?

Moody must listen to VADA

Ask Merri and Webster: SJP trouble

Distribution requirements should be more specific, not lower

Letter to the Editor: Distribution requirements should be reduced to nothing

Letter to the Editor: Anti-Semitism should have been mentioned

SA elections should be about plans, not platitudes

Letter to the Editor: Thresher fails student body by deciding not to endorse Nyquist

Nyquist's SJP reform platform misguided

Meaningful campus change stems from innovative ideas

Reforming SJP fines another opportunity to improve accessibility

SA should endorse bipartisan Bridge Act

Political advocacy at Rice is more than a vote

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